[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H2105-H2107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, and 
             Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 1249. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for patent reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cole, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kildee, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Farr, Mr. Stark, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Boswell, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. 
             Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sablan, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 1250. A bill to express the policy of the United 
     States regarding the United States

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     relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process 
     for the recognition by the United States of the Native 
     Hawaiian governing entity; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. COSTA (for himself and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 1251. A bill to provide congressional direction for 
     implementation of the Endangered Species Act as it relates to 
     operation of the Central Valley Project and the California 
     State Water Project and for water relief in the State of 
     California; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COOPER (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1252. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the annual mailing of statements of 
     Medicare beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in 
     coordination with the annual mailing of Social Security 
     account statements; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. 
             Kildee):
       H.R. 1253. A bill to amend subtitle B of title VII of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide education 
     for homeless children and youths, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Marino, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Stivers, and 
             Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 1254. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     place synthetic drugs in Schedule I; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WOMACK (for himself and Mr. Woodall):
       H.R. 1255. A bill to prevent a shutdown of the government 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House 
     Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1256. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the use of analytic contractors in 
     identifying and analyzing misvalued physician services under 
     the Medicare physician fee schedule and an annual review of 
     potentially misvalued codes under that fee schedule; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARTLETT (for himself and Mr. Harris):
       H.R. 1257. A bill to require the President to recommend 
     specific reductions in nonsecurity discretionary 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to offset the costs of 
     Operation Odyssey Dawn; to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah:
       H.R. 1258. A bill to provide for the conveyance of parcels 
     of land to Mantua, Box Elder County, Utah; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Boren, and Mr. Nunes):
       H.R. 1259. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer 
     taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, 
             Ms. Pingree of Maine, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 1260. A bill to provide for the preservation by the 
     Department of Defense of documentary evidence of the 
     Department of Defense on incidents of sexual assault and 
     sexual harassment in the military, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran, 
             and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 1261. A bill to establish an Office of the Federal 
     Chief Technology Officer in the executive office of the 
     President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Deutch, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1262. A bill to reform the United States Postal 
     Service in order to fulfill its constitutional mandate, to 
     improve its efficiency, to help it meet its universal service 
     obligation, and to facilitate private sector economic growth; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1263. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections 
     relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FINCHER:
       H.R. 1264. A bill to designate the property between the 
     United States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building 
     located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, 
     as the ``M.D. Anderson Plaza`` and to authorize the placement 
     of a historical/identification marker on the grounds 
     recognizing the achievements and philanthropy of M.D. 
     Anderson; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself and Mr. Neal):
       H.R. 1265. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
     qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified 
     restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement 
     property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRIMM:
       H.R. 1266. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     improve detection of the fraudulent abuse of prescriptions to 
     obtain controlled substances in schedule II or III, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Gerlach, and Ms. Hirono):
       H.R. 1267. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on certain 
     vessels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney, 
             and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 1268. A bill to provide certain requirements for the 
     licensing of commercial nuclear facilities; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bass of 
             California, Mr. Stark, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mrs. 
             Schmidt, Ms. Speier, Mrs. Lummis, Mrs. Adams, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             and Mr. Moran):
       H.R. 1269. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District 
     of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National 
     Women's History Museum; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 1270. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to 
     designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain Mexican 
     drug cartels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1271. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on the 
     sale of animals which are raised and sold as part of an 
     educational program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. Cravaack):
       H.R. 1272. A bill to provide for the use and distribution 
     of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, 
     by the United States Court of Federal Claims in Docket 
     Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 1273. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to apply the additional Medicare HITECH payment 
     provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1274. A bill to gain operational control of the 
     border, enforce immigration laws, strengthen visa security, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland 
     Security, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 1275. A bill to support State and tribal government 
     efforts to promote research and education related to maple 
     syrup production, natural resource sustainability in the 
     maple syrup industry, market promotion of maple products, and 
     greater access to lands containing maple trees for maple-
     sugaring activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. AKIN:
       H.J. Res. 51. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to control Federal 
     spending; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.J. Res. 52. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States requiring that the 
     Federal budget be balanced; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD:
       H. Res. 187. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Public Health Week; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Res. 188. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the regime of Mu'ammar al-
     Qadhaffi; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Israel, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Towns, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Grimm, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Gibson, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hanna, 
             Ms. Buerkle, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
             Reed):
       H. Res. 190. A resolution honoring the life of 
     Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro, the first woman selected 
     by a major political party as its candidate for Vice 
     President; to the Committee on House Administration.

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